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Thermodynamic stability, phase separation and Ag grading in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 solar absorbers

Published:2020 Issue:17 Volume:8 Page:8740-8751
ISSN:2050-7488
Container-title:Journal of Materials Chemistry A
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Mater. Chem. A

Author:

Sopiha Kostiantyn V.¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID,Larsen Jes K.¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID,Donzel-Gargand Olivier¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID,Khavari Faraz¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID,Keller Jan¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID,Edoff Marika¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID,Platzer-Björkman Charlotte¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID,Persson Clas²⁶⁷⁵⁸^ORCID,Scragg Jonathan J. S.¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Solar Cell Technology

2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering

3. Uppsala University

4. SE-75121 Uppsala

5. Sweden

6. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

7. SE-100 44 Stockholm

8. Center for Materials Science and Nanotechnology

Abstract

Herein, we prove that (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ alloy system has a wide miscibility gap, which can induce compositional grading and cause phase separation in thin-film solar absorbers.

Funder

Stiftelsen för Strategisk Forskning

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2020/TA/D0TA00363H

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